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'The purpose of the resource is to meaure the alkalinity of a water sample. Students will use an alkalinity kit to measure the alkalinity in the water at their hydrology site. The exact procedure depends on the instructions in the alkalinity kit used.
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The
purpose
of
this
activity
is
to
explore
the
connections
between
cloud
type,
cloud
cover,
and
weather
and
stimulate
student
interest
in
taking
cloud
type
observations.
Students
observe
cloud
type
and
coverage
and
weather
conditions
over
a
five-day
period
and
correlate
these
observations.
Students
make
and
test
predictions
using
these
observations.
The
intended
outcome
is
that
students
learn
to
draw
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The
purpose
of
this
activity
is
to
determine
the
amount
of
moisture
input
to
the
local
environment
by
measuring
rain
and
snowfall
and
to
measure
the
pH
of
precipitation.
To
do
so
students
use
a
rain
gauge
and
a
snowboard
to
measure
the
daily
amount
of
precipitation.
Special
pH
measuring
techniques
for
precipitation
are
used
to
determine
the
pH
of
rain
and
melted
snow.
Intended
outcomes
are
that
students
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The purpose of this resource is to measure the nitrate-nitrogen of water. Students will use a nitrate kit to measure the nitrate-nitrogen in the water at their hydrology site. The exact procedure depends on the instructions in the nitrate kit used.
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The purpose of this activity is to observe, document, and classify changes in visibility and sky color over time and to understand the relationship between sky color, visibility, and aerosols in the atmosphere. The intended outcome is that students become aware of the changes in visibility and sky color due to particles suspended in the air.
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This
resource
provides
instructions
on
how
to
log
atmosphere
data
using
a
Rainwise
weather
station.
A
weather
station
is
setup
to
measure
and
record
atmospheric
measurements
at
15-minute
intervals
and
can
be
transferred
to
the
GLOBE
program
via
email.
Students
can
view
data
for
their
school
that
are
continuous
and
show
variations
within
a
day.
The
data
collected
includes
wind
speed
and
direction
and
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This
resource
provides
instructions
on
how
to
log
atmosphere
data
using
a
WeatherHawk
weather
station.
A
weather
station
is
setup
to
measure
and
record
atmospheric
measurements
at
15-minute
intervals
and
can
be
transferred
to
the
GLOBE
program
via
email.
Students
can
view
data
for
their
school
that
are
continuous
and
show
variations
within
a
day.
The
data
collected
includes
wind
speed
and
direction
...
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The purpose of this resource is to model a soil's water storage over a year. Students will model the changes in soil water storage over a year.
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This product is the teacher?s guide to a program that allows educators to borrow lunar samples. It provides activities to support lessons on lunar exploration, geology and history.
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This resource ties together physical and biological aspects of ocean color for high school students. Specific sections discuss life in the oceans, the appearance of the ocean from space, phytoplankton (the little link in a big food chain), carbon (where does it go?), and the Earth as a giant greenhouse. There are also activities that accompany these lessons.
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